Fettle
noun
A person's condition or state of health or fitness.
I am in fine fettle today.
Often appears as...
- in good fettle
- in fine fettle
verb
To repair or remove defects from; to fix something.
He spent his weekend fettling the old car in his garage.
Often appears as...
- fettle something down
- fettle something up
noun
A person's condition or state of health or fitness.
I am in fine fettle today.
Often appears as...
- in good fettle
- in fine fettle
verb
To repair or remove defects from; to fix something.
He spent his weekend fettling the old car in his garage.
Often appears as...
- fettle something down
- fettle something up
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Healthiness Hint
Often used to express being in good health or high spirits, especially in physical terms.
After a week of rest, she was back in fine fettle.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Activity
Used to describe someone's fitness related to physical activity, like sports or manual labor.
He's in great fettle after that gym session.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
Can imply good mental or emotional state, though it's primarily about physical condition.
She's in high fettle today, nothing can bring her down!
Pro Tip 1/3Healthiness Hint
Often used to express being in good health or high spirits, especially in physical terms.
After a week of rest, she was back in fine fettle.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Activity
Used to describe someone's fitness related to physical activity, like sports or manual labor.
He's in great fettle after that gym session.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
Can imply good mental or emotional state, though it's primarily about physical condition.
She's in high fettle today, nothing can bring her down!
Pro Tip 1/3Healthiness Hint
Often used to express being in good health or high spirits, especially in physical terms.
After a week of rest, she was back in fine fettle.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Activity
Used to describe someone's fitness related to physical activity, like sports or manual labor.
He's in great fettle after that gym session.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
Can imply good mental or emotional state, though it's primarily about physical condition.
She's in high fettle today, nothing can bring her down!
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...
he's available and yesterday was just his prep day was making sure that he was in fine fettle for this afternoon and now he's kind of going to town the problem is is he started feeding a little on the early side which means he might start to actually kind of have a bit of an appellate so which is not ideal but we'll see let's see how it goes
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 249 PIPE...
he's available and yesterday was just his prep day was making sure that he was in fine fettle for this afternoon and now he's kind of going to town the problem is is he started feeding a little on the early side which means he might start to actually kind of have a bit of an appellate so which is not ideal but we'll see let's see how it goes
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Pete Doherty
English Musician
The fact that I'm obviously well enough to be playing - in fine fettle and fine singing voice, yet I am not playing with The Libertines - is a sore point.
Quote examples
Pete Doherty
English Musician
The fact that I'm obviously well enough to be playing - in fine fettle and fine singing voice, yet I am not playing with The Libertines - is a sore point.
Example 1 of 1
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